Managed to finish this all up yesterday, just like I wanted! It was a nice opportunity to binge-watch the whole of PBG's Minecraft Hardcore Season 4.
The trunk fleece was a bit easier than I expected; a bit of tugging was necessary, sure, but it worked out pretty well in the end. And I was even able to make it all one piece! I suppose the worst of what happened yesterday was running out of hot glue sticks and having to go buy more at 9pm (and I only needed one more stick, too!).
I tried painting the eyes this time (instead of drawing them), which I'd say worked out pretty well. Oddly enough, I never ended up poking holes through the paint, as I know to be common. Part of this was due to not having a correctly sized pointy object, part of it was due to the paint peeling away any time I tried punching a decent sized hole, but it was also due to the fact that the wearer's eyes (or my eyes, at least) lay below the painted portion; because of this, the paint doesn't obstruct vision.
It seems traditional to inform people of a suit's specifications, so here we go - this head includes:
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MistingWolf
White elephant! I don't think I've ever seen an elephant fursuit (but I don't get out much). It looks like the trunk makes it forward-heavy, but I suppose the ears kind of balance that out?